Description
The Go1 also known as "The World's First Intelligence Bionic Quadruped Robot Companion of Consumer Level," contains an undocumented backdoor that can enable the manufacturer, and anyone in possession of the correct API key, complete remote control over the affected robotic device using the CloudSail remote access service.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
Unitree Go1
Default version status: unaffected
2022_05_11_e0d0e617affected
References
- https://github.com/MAVProxyUser/YushuTechUnitreeGo1/blob/main/Unitree_report.pdf ↗
- https://x.com/d0tslash/status/1730989109332607208 ↗
- https://github.com/unitreerobotics/unitree_ros/issues/120 ↗
- https://takeonme.org/cves/cve-2025-2894/ ↗
- https://www.axios.com/2025/04/01/threat-spotlight-backdoor-in-chinese-robots-future-of-cybersecurity ↗